Liu E did not rush to the scene as before, but rushed to Chengming Palace first. She wanted to ask the officials what they thought before they arrived.
Entering the palace, Liu E saw Li Jie as expected. Li Jie was standing in front of a map, seemingly looking at it carefully.
The map in front of me is the border defense map of Hebei Road.
Since Zhou Shizong, three passes have been set up on Hebei Road: Bazhou Yijin Pass (today's Bazhou), Xiongzhou Waqiao Pass (today's Xiongxian), and Yingzhou Gaoyang Pass (today's Gaoyang).
Sanguan occupies the gateway of Hebei Road, garrisoning heavy troops, and cooperates with the armies of Zhenzhou (Zhending Prefecture) and Dingzhou to form horns with each other to defend the Liao Kingdom.
In addition, there were also border inspection departments in Baozhou (now Baoding), Guangxin Army (now Xuxian County), Ansu Army (now Xushui County) and other places.
Among them, Yijin Pass, Waqiao Pass, Gaoyang Pass, as well as the garrison troops in Zhenzhou and Dingzhou are garrison troops.
The troops and horses affiliated to the Inspection Department not only have the responsibility of patrolling the border, but they are also mobile units, mainly cavalry.
However, since the signing of the Chanyuan Treaty, peace between the Song and Liao Dynasties lasted for a long time, and the border garrison was also abolished.
Before the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance, Zhenzhou and Dingzhou each had their own garrisons, and they were governed separately by civil and military officials. Although civil servants had the responsibility of supervision, military affairs were in charge of military affairs.
However, the situation now has changed somewhat.
Nearly twenty years have passed, and now the garrisons of Zhenzhou and Dingzhou have been merged into one, and the chief officers have changed from military officials to civil servants.
Of course, there are still warriors in the military camp leading the troops, but the warriors have lost the right to command the troops alone.
"Brother Six, are you worried about the military in the north?"
Liu E walked quietly to the map, waited for a while, and then asked.
"No."
Li Jie shook his head and said: "It's winter now, and with the freezing weather, this battle can't be fought for the time being."
"I'm just thinking about how to strengthen border defense."
"here."
With that said, Li Jie clicked on Guangxin Army on the map.
"According to Han Yi's report, the city wall of the Guangxin Army is in disrepair. If the Khitans attack here, the city wall will probably lose its role in defending against the enemy."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Liu E looked angry.
"The walls are in disrepair?"
"Why didn't Han Yi report the crime before and didn't send people to build the city wall?"
The Guangxin Army is located at the junction of Song and Liao. It was originally the first line of resistance against the Liao Kingdom, but now there is a hidden danger that the city wall is in disrepair?
How did Han Yi qualify as the transporter?
"Madam, Han Yi is actually not to blame for this matter. Last year, Han Yi was transferred from Kaifeng Prefecture's promotion officer to Hebei Road transfer envoy."
"The disrepair of the Guangxin Army's city wall is not something that happened recently. It is a problem left over from history."
Li Shiheng, Zhang Shixun, Chen Yaozuo and others all served as transfer envoys on Hebei Road. As early as the Dazhong Xiangfu period, part of the city wall of Guangxin Army collapsed.
They had reported this problem and wanted to repair the city wall.
But the ball was kicked around and finally hit Song Zhenzong.
The Guangxin Army was located at the junction of the Liao and Song Dynasties, and had already signed an alliance with the Liao State at that time, so the positioning of this position became awkward.
Build a city wall?
When the Liao Dynasty discovered this scene, they would definitely ask, you and I are already brotherly countries, and the swords and weapons have been extinguished, why do you need to waste people and money to build the city wall?
What do you want to do?
This is how things developed. Whenever the Song Dynasty wanted to build a city wall, people from the Liao Kingdom would come to interfere.
Because of the fear of Liao, Zhenzong was not determined enough to repair the city wall. Even the emperor was like this. What else could the civil servants who were the transfer envoys of Hebei do?
Naturally, I believe in the wisdom of future generations.
Future generations will always have a solution.
In this way, the repair of the city wall by the Guangxin Army was pushed back and forth again and again, and finally it was pushed to Li Jie.
Li Jie was not afraid of the Liao Kingdom. He did not repair it directly, mainly because the time was not right.
His idea was to pass through the northwest, first take care of the Xiazhou party items, and then move northward.
On this occasion, it is certainly not appropriate to touch the nerves of the Liao Kingdom.
If he insists on repairing the city wall, his plan to attack the Xiazhou party will inevitably be affected.
After all, once the Liao Kingdom becomes defensive, the war in the northwest will most likely produce variables.
Therefore, the matter of Guangxin Army's city wall has been put on hold.
On the other side, when Liu E heard that it was an issue left over from history, she seemed to think of something.
It seems that there is such a thing.
"Madam, in fact, there is no need to worry about the affairs of the Guangxin Army for the time being. Previously, I had secretly ordered Wang De, the patrol officer along the border, to secretly evacuate the people in the city."
"If the Khitan army really attacks the Guangxin Army in a large scale and the time is right, I will also give him the right to make a decision on camera."
Wang Deyong?
Hearing this name, Liu E whispered it in her heart.
She had a deep impression of this man. Wang Deyong's father, Wang Chao, was an old minister of Taizong's Qiandi, and he had twice conquered Dangxiang in the west.
Although the final results were not very good, Wang Chao's performance was quite impressive.
In the second year of Zhidao (996), Wang Chao led troops to conquer Li Jiqian. In this year, Wang Deyong, who was seventeenth, also accompanied his father on the expedition.
He also personally led the army, served as the vanguard, and won a great victory.
Since then, Wang Deyong began to show his prominence.
Later, due to the Jingde Peace Conference and the Chanyuan Alliance, the war in the border areas gradually ceased, and Wang Deyong no longer had a stage to perform.
But Wang De is not bad at using his own talents.
All soldiers under Wang Deyong's command have extremely strict military discipline, and there is no example of slacking off in training.
Even though there has been no major war in the country for a long time, Wang Deyong still did not give up training.
And this was also the reason why Li Jie transferred him to Hebei Luyanbian.
"Is Wang Deyong really capable of taking on such a big responsibility?"
After thinking for a moment, Liu E still had no confidence in her heart, even though Wang Derong was a disciple of a general and had proven himself in the early years.
But now, more than 20 years have passed since the Zhidao period. Can Wang Deyong, who has been inexperienced for a long time, really be able to resist the banner of border inspection?
"Madam, if you don't believe Wang Deyong, you should believe me, right?"
Li Jie chuckled and said with determination.
"To this day, have I missed anyone?"
When Wang Deyong accompanied his father on the Western Expedition, although it was the first time he experienced war, he was not panicked, brave and resourceful, and went into battle himself, killing more than ten people.
To be able to perform like this on the battlefield for the first time, he is already a famous general.
Later, although he did not have the opportunity to fight on the battlefield, looking at his performance over the years, Wang Deyong did not degenerate, but diligently practiced martial arts.
Of course, the choice of Wang Deyong was not made on the head, but after investigation.
Li Jie believed that he would not misjudge the person. What Wang Deyong lacked was not military literacy. What he lacked was an opportunity and a stage for free expression.
Li Jie provided the stage, and the rest depends on Wang De's own performance.